Jim Goes to College
Part Three: In the Locker Room
I took the manila folder from her and walked toward the locker room door. I pulled open the door and walked in. I took just a few steps and then made a ninety degree turn to the right. I was now in a short hallway with another door at the other end. Obviously they setup the entrance to the locker room this way to avoid any accidental exposure when the doors were held open. I pushed open the second door and was now in the men's locker room.
"Hi, can I see your paperwork please," said a young man who was standing just inside the inner door. He was dressed in a pair of white shorts and a dark blue polo shirt, so I knew he had some official capacity. He looked like he was two or three years older than me. I handed him my folder which he briefly opened to verify that all of the paperwork was in order. He then used a hand-held scanner to first scan the barcode on the cover of the manila folder, and then the barcode on my wrist band.
"What size are you Jim?" he asked, reading my name from the cover of the folder.
"Size? What size are you talking about?" I responded.
"Waist size. What size underwear do you wear?" he asked.
"I wear a 32, but why do you need to know that?" I replied. He ignored my question and simply continued.
"That means you're a medium," he said. He now turned his back to me and retrieved something from a basket that was on a table behind him. The basket had a big "M" written on it with a black magic marker.
"Here you go, you'll need this," he said as he handed me the item that he just retrieved from the basket. He also handed me a single sheet of paper with written instructions. "And here are your instructions. Just find any empty locker and you can get started."
I took a quick look at what I was just handed and immediately realized that it was a jockstrap. It was neatly folded into a bundle with the label facing out so you could determine the size. In this case, the size was medium.
"But, I think there must be some mistake," I said, "I don't think I really need this, do I?" The jockstrap was still neatly folded but I held it out to him as I was talking. "I'm just going to play golf, so maybe I'm in the wrong place. Is there a different place I'm supposed to go for golf physicals?"
"No, you're in the right place," he replied. "Everyone here follows the same procedures, regardless of what sport they're playing. And everyone receives the same exact physical. So just find a locker and follow those instructions I gave you." As he was talking to me, another student entered the gym behind me. The young attendant gave me a look that I interpreted as "quit asking so many questions, move along and get out of the way".
I walked past the young man into the first row of lockers. I didn't want to use any of those since they were in a direct line of sight when you first walk into the locker room. I figured that one of the other rows would provide more privacy. The second row of lockers looked much better. There were a couple of guys already there in various stages of undress. As I walked down the row of lockers, looking for an empty one, I was also looking for any sign of the physical exams. I didn't see any activity at all, so I assumed that the actual exams were done in some training room that I hadn't yet seen or worse yet, in the gym.
"Hey, how's it going?" I said as I passed another young guy. He was solemnly sitting in front of an open locker. He was bare-chested and was reading the page of instructions. I recognized him as the guy that was immediately in front of me at the last check-in table. He seemed to be about my age, so I guessed that he was also a first year student just like me.
"Oh, I'm not really sure right now" he said in reply.
I found an empty locker a few feet past the guy and I sat down. I figured that I should try to be polite, so I extended my hand to him.
"I'm Jim," I said to him.
"I'm Mike," he replied as he shook my hand.
"Well, it's nice to meet you Mike," I replied. "Are you new here too?"
"Yeah, this is my first year, and also my first time going out for any sport," he said.
"Me too," I said. "Can you believe I have to get a physical just to play golf?"
"Yeah, well, I'm going out for tennis and I've got to get one too," he said. "Can you believe these instructions?"
"Well, actually I haven't read them yet," I said.
"Oh, well, you better go ahead and read them right away so you can get over the shock" he responded. I began to silently read the instructions. The single sheet of paper listed just five steps.
Step one: Locate any available locker. All of your personal belongings should be secured in the locker using the lock and key that was provided to you.
Step two: Disrobe completely, removing all clothing. Note: This includes your underwear and socks. Place all personal clothing, jewelry and other personal items in the locker. Prescription eye glasses should be worn but any rings and watches must be removed. Do not remove your wrist band.
Step three: Wear only the athletic supporter that was provided to you. Please see the locker room attendant if you require a different size.
Step four: Secure your locker using the lock that was provided to you. For your convenience, the key should be worn around your neck.
Step five: Proceed to the gym with your paperwork and the key to your lock.
"You've got to be shitting me," I said to Mike. "They expect us to walk into the gym wearing just this jockstrap! That's just crazy."
"I know," he replied. "I've been sitting here for the last couple of minutes trying to decide if I want to go through with this. I mean, I don't really have to play tennis, do I?"
"No, you don't have to," I said, "but my guidance counselor did say that they expect everyone to participate in some kind of sport. If I don't play golf, I'm not sure what I'll do."
"Yeah, they gave me the same story," he replied, "telling me that it's especially important for freshmen to participate in some activity. They made it sound like it's pretty much a requirement. I didn't know that when I enrolled. If I knew this school had these kinds of rules, I might have just gone to state."
As we were talking, another young guy walked down our row of lockers and stopped at a locker that was between Mike and I. He removed the key from around his neck and started to open his locker. He was already undressed, so we assumed that he had completed his exam and was returning to get dressed. However, we both immediately noticed that he was wearing a pair of loose-fitting, light blue boxer shorts -- not a jockstrap.
"So, how did you manage to get away with wearing your boxers?" asked Mike.
"Well I didn't,” he replied. “I only got as far as the first table as you enter the gym. I tried to check-in and they sent me back. They said that I didn’t follow the instructions and couldn't get my physical until I did.”
“You’re kidding,” I said, “did you ask them why we all have to wear just a jock?”
“Yes,” he replied. “but they just said that those are the rules and that I had to follow them if I wanted to get my physical." As he was talking, the young man slid his boxers off and placed them in the open locker. He was now standing completely nude in front of us.
"I tried to press the issue," the young man continued, "but they just kept on saying that those were the rules. They wouldn't give me any other explanation. So I guess we don't really have a choice."
He now held his jockstrap out in front of him and stepped into it. As I watched, he bent over to pull the strap up, pulling the pouch up to cover the ample package between his legs. Once the jock was pulled up to his waist, he reached into the front of the pouch to adjust himself. He then untangled and straightened the rear straps that were framing his ass and finally closed and locked his locker.
"Well, good luck guys, I'm going to try again," he said as he walked toward the entrance to the gym. I starred at his bare ass as he walked away, thinking how embarrassing it must be to walk around like that. But then I remembered that I too would soon be doing exactly the same thing.
Still sitting in front of my open locker, I unfolded the jockstrap that I had been given and took a good look at it. It was a standard jock with a 3 inch waist band. It was my size, medium, and it appeared to be clean and in good condition. But it certainly wasn't new. It looked like it had probably been worn several dozen times, by several dozen young men just like me. I turned to look at Mike to see what he was doing. He was just sitting there watching me.
"I will if you will," I said to him.
"I don't want to, but I guess we really don't have any choice," he replied.
I immediately stood up and began to undress. I first removed my shoes and socks and placed them in the bottom of my open locker. Then I removed my T-shirt which I hung in the locker. I briefly stopped to look at Mike to see how he was progressing. I guess I just wanted to make sure that he was actually going through with it. I saw that he was now down to just his underwear, a pair of snug-fitting white boxer briefs. As I watched, he hooked his thumbs into the waistband of his briefs and pulled them down in one swift motion. He was facing his locker at the time, so I was able to see only the profile of his nude body.
I turned my attention back to my own task of undressing. I unbuckled my belt and slipped my jeans down and off of my body, hanging them in my locker. I was now down to just my new white boxers. I started out the day thinking that this was just about as far as I'd be asked to undress. I assumed that sometime during my exam, I'd have to drop my jeans and momentarily pull down my boxers. Now all of those plans had changed. I was now about to remove my last piece of clothing and the exam hadn't even started yet. But there was no time to think about that or what lay ahead of me. I quickly pulled down my boxers, stepped out of them and hung them next to my other clothes in the locker.
I was now completely nude. I picked up the jockstrap and prepared to pull it on. Before doing so, I turned to look at Mike once again. To my surprise, he was now facing me, holding his jockstrap in hand. Apparently I wasn't the only one that was trying to sneak of peak of the other guy. I turned to face him and our eyes briefly met. He seemed genuinely embarrassed that I caught him looking at me, but I just smiled in return. As I watched, he held the jockstrap out in front of himself, stepped into it and then pulled it up to his waist. It was a standard type of jock with a large waist band, just like mine. I followed suit and did the same thing with my own jockstrap. As I pulled it up, I felt the elastic material of the pouch cling to my genitals, pulling my balls up tightly against my body.
Mike now turned so that his back was to me. I could see that his hands were in the front of his jock pouch and that he was adjusting himself. While he had his back to me, I took the opportunity to do the same thing. I pulled the front of my waistband slightly away from me body with my left hand, allowing me to reach in with my right hand and adjust myself. It was the first time I wore a jock since my sophomore year in high school P.E., so for a split second, I couldn't remember if it was more comfortable pointing up or down. I finally decided on down since I figured doing that would minimize the bulge in the front of my jock. I also moved my balls around just a bit, since the bottom of the pouch seemed a bit tight and felt like it was pinching. While I was doing this, I had a clear view of Mike's bare ass. Well, to be accurate, it wasn't entirely bare. He did have the two rear straps of his jock framing his ass. But everything else was completely bare. I did notice that one of his rear straps was twisted and I wondered if he was going to fix it. Seeing that reminded me to run my fingers down and over the entire length of my own rear straps to make sure they weren't twisted. As I was doing so, I saw Mike's hands reach around and adjust the rear straps of his jock. Mike now locked his locker and hung the key around his neck. I did the same.
"Come on," said Mike, "let's get this over with."
"Yeah, I'm ready," I said in reply, "let's hurry up so we can get dressed again."
Mike turned away from me and started to walk toward the entrance to the gym. I followed a few feet behind him. As we walked, I couldn't help but look at his jock-strapped ass and think how embarrassing this situation was. My hands instinctively rubbed against my own bare ass to confirm that I was in the same embarrassing state of undress. I even turned around at one point to see if anyone was walking behind me, self-conscious of anyone seeing me like this from behind.